Loom lock



June 28.1927. 1,633,727

R. B. EARLY LOOM LOCK Filed May 12, 1925 Patented June 28, 1927. I

nn'irsn STATES PATENT orslcs,

REESE B. EARLY, or RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.

oom Locx. Application filed may 12, 1925. Serial No. 29,710;

The present invention relates to loom in the usual manner. These looms and wires locks or fasteners and it has for its principal are secured by the fasteners indicated genobject to provide an efiicient, reliable, and orally by the letter F, located within the simple loom lock or fastener. for securing terminal box as is shown clearly in Figlooms used for insulating wires in position ures 1 and 2/ The loom fastener F, however,

in terminal boxes or in other'places where may be placed in any suitable position for looms or flexible tubes are to be secured, in properly engaging and anchoringthe loom. position for the purpose of insulating the In the present instance it is placed in that electrical wire connections in systems or position which will prevent the movement'ot' In in devices of different kinds to prevent pullthe loom which it is desired to restrain. ing away of the loom from the part or It is obvious that it' may be placed both on device from which the wire carrying the the inside and the outside of the member electric current is to be insulated: through which the wire passes, if desired, Another important object of the invention in order to prevent movement of the loom is to provide a 100m lock 01' fastener of in either direction. The pOSitiOn SllOWll this nature which will securely hold the herein, however, is the position that the loom loom from slipping on the wire. fastener is commonly placed, namely, to Another very important object of the inprevent the end of the loom from. being vention is to provide a loom lock or fastener withdrawn from the box. '20 of this nature which may be quickly put in My improved loom fastener is formed 7 place or detached as desired. from wire which is substantially square in A still further very important object of cross section. The wire is formed in a cirthe invention is to provide a device of this Culttr looped central Portion 6 ti PP nature which may be manufactured at'a sitely disposed curved arms extending t .3 l tively low cost'and yet be strong, duratherefrom and terminating in loops 8., The ble, effective, and otherwise well adapted fastener is placed about the loom and pliers to the purpose for which it is designed. are engaged With the looped portion 6 therelVith the above and numerous other obof sothat the same may be bent to a relajects in view as will appear as the descriptively oval shape so as to securely engage tion proceeds, the invention resides in certhe loom so that the fastener cannot slip o5 tain novel features of construction as will thereon, and so that the 100m cannot-slip be hereinafter more fully described. and on the Wire. I 'iS obvious that the Slipping claimed. of the fastener on the loom is prevented by In the drawing: the squarercross sectional construction of 35 V Figure 1 illustrates a loom fastener eonthe Wire from which the fastener is formed. taining the features of my invention, and The fastener may be very easily removed by shows the same in connection with a terengaging the terminal loops 8 with suitminal box or the like for securing looms able tools or with the fingers or bending therein to prevent withdrawal of the loom. the arms away from the loom at which time 40 Figure 2 is a detail section therethrough the fastener may be easily and quickly re- 9:; taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figmoved. The fastener having the features ure 1, of this invention will not cut into the loom Figure 3 is a perspective View of the loom to any appreciable extent, and there will, fastener showing the same before applied therefore, be no danger of short circuiting Lil 4 to the loom. the wire 3 as in those fasteners where inci- Referring to the drawing in detail it will sions are made in the loom. V

be seen that 1 designates a terminal box It is thought that the construction, effiwhich is providedwith a plurality'of 'openciency, and advantages of my fastener will ings 2, or of course may be provided with now be clearly understood by those skilled 50 a plurality of knock out blanks 3 of a in this art without a more detalled descr1pform well known in thls t, Th i tion thereof. It is obvious that the present 3 is inserted through one of the openings embodimentof the invention has been-disformed by punching one of the knock out closed merely by way of example in order blanks from the box, together with the in-- to illustrate one way of obtaining thefeasulating loom 4: which surrounds the wire tures of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description. It will be apparent that after claimed or sacrificing; any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A loom fastener formed of a circular looped Wire substantially square in cross scction, its ends bent to form laterally extending yielding arms.

2. A loom fastener formed of a circular looped Wire substantially square in cross section, its ends bent to form laterally extending loops.

3. A loom fastener formed of a circular looped Wire substantially square in cross section, its ends bent to form laterally extending yielding arms, and terminating in loops, said arms being curved throughout their lengths.

4. A loom fastener formed of a looped Wire having a flat portion with sharp edges and terminating in arms extending laterally.

5. A loom fastener formed of a looped Wire having a flat portion with sharp edges and having its ends bent to form laterally extending yielding arms.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

REESE 'B. EARLY.

yielding arms, and terminating in 

